Ordinary citizens take to the streets with camera in hand to expose NYPD police brutality by videotaping arrests and other encounters with police.
Director: Ben Steele, Ramsay Orta, Dennis Flores.
Cop Watchers are ordinary citizens who have take to the streets in order to film the NYPD police in action and expose illegal activity and their abuse of power. Billed as a documentary, this short really feels a lot more like Cop Watchers filming Cop Watchers in an attempt to justify their actions. While many of the actions they film do seem unjust, it doesn't feel like we always get the whole story, nor do the Cop Watchers seem to respect the police when they are doing the right thing. As a result the film feels extremely biased and one-sided.
Reality TV so, no real acting.
Camera work feels rough and low quality. Dialogue is at times decent, at other times nothing more than complaining. Sounds is mediocre at best.
While I appreciate citizens trying to hold the police accountable, and even feel it is somewhat necessary these days, this short did a poor job of justifying what Cop Watchers do or even generating interest so others will join the struggle.
With some foul language and disturbing images, this should be fine for older teens and above.
Released: 2016
Reviewed: 8.22.17
Star rating: 2 out of 5
Genre: Documentary, Social & Cultural Documentaries
copyright ©2017 Dave Riedel
Director: Ben Steele, Ramsay Orta, Dennis Flores.
Cop Watchers are ordinary citizens who have take to the streets in order to film the NYPD police in action and expose illegal activity and their abuse of power. Billed as a documentary, this short really feels a lot more like Cop Watchers filming Cop Watchers in an attempt to justify their actions. While many of the actions they film do seem unjust, it doesn't feel like we always get the whole story, nor do the Cop Watchers seem to respect the police when they are doing the right thing. As a result the film feels extremely biased and one-sided.
Reality TV so, no real acting.
Camera work feels rough and low quality. Dialogue is at times decent, at other times nothing more than complaining. Sounds is mediocre at best.
While I appreciate citizens trying to hold the police accountable, and even feel it is somewhat necessary these days, this short did a poor job of justifying what Cop Watchers do or even generating interest so others will join the struggle.
With some foul language and disturbing images, this should be fine for older teens and above.
Released: 2016
Reviewed: 8.22.17
Star rating: 2 out of 5
Genre: Documentary, Social & Cultural Documentaries
copyright ©2017 Dave Riedel
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